Apparatus for coating candies with sugar.



G. H. WILD 6 0, MAHAN. APPARATUS FOR. comma cums wrrn sueu.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9; 1909.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910. I

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APPARATUS FOR COATING GANDIBS WITH SUGAR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9.1909

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Patented Jan.4, 1910.

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APPARATUS FOR COATING CANDIES WITH BUGLE.

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Application am m a. non. Serial F0. 500,141.

sion in a solution of sugar to give them a glazed surface.

In the further description of the said in vention which follows,reference is made to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof,and 1B which,--

Figure 1 an exterior side viewof the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a sec ionalside view the apparatus on an en- F 1g. 3 is an end view of Fig. 2looking in the dlrection indicated by the arrow in full lines. Fig. 4 isan end view of Fig. 2 looking in the direction indicated by dottedarrow, and with certain parts of the apparatus removed. Fig. 5is anenlarged section of Fig. 2 taken on thedotted line m-w. I

Relerrin now to the drawing, 1 is the frame of t e apparatus, and 2 acylinder having a reticulated wall, preferably formed of wire-work andopenat its ends. The cylinder is secured by means of the arms 3 to therotary shaft 4 whichis supported in the bearings 5. and 7.

To one end of miter gear Wheel 9 in mesh with a similar miter gear 10 onthe horizontal driving shaft larget'. scale.

' 12 which is properly supported by bearings tion; and the object o a onthe frame 1. The driving pulley is denoted by 18 and shown only in Fig.4.

.The reticulated surface of the cylinder 2 for about one' half itslength is covered by an imperforate -cylindrical covering 15 shown inFig. 2 described, and as the two cylinders 'I'Ql'e together, theyconstitute practically a single device.

Within'the cylinder 2 and adapted to rotate with it is a'screw conveyor11 a part of which to the left of F5 21s shown in secthis conveyer is tocarry materials introduced into the cylinder, from left to right anddischarge them to the spout b.

At the entrance ended? the apparatus and the shaft 4 isfastened a- "A0are moistened and rendered'sticky,

rotary cylinder in that tor a purpose hereinaf e '-'condition are mixedwith the granuldfed leading into the cylinder 2 is a stationary chute cand above this chute and placed in. an inclined position, is a fixedsheet metal' chamber :20 having therein a perforated or WHeVOTkpartition (I.

Beneath the partition yvhich is closed at its end and its upper sidewith a number 0 small holes e for the escape of steam which passes d isa steampipe 21 chamber above it.

At the upper end of-the chamber 20 is a wire-work plpe 22 which leads toan upper portion of the building, and into which the mm dm 5 to becoated are poured. At the Tower 0 ofjthe said chamber is a wire-workrcvlded I13, 7

, through the partition to the portion of the delivery pipe 23 whichextends into the chute c. iA drain upe curries oil the water ofcondensation w ich collects in the chitinber 20.

At the up" or end of a fixed pipe 24 is a hopper 25 or granulated sugar,and the lower end of the saidpipe extends into the cylinder 2 when itis'slotted at its under side to effect a distribution of thesugur as itfalls into the cylinder. A gate 9 in the pipe 21 13 used to regulate thefeed of sugar to the cylinder 2.

Beneath the cylinder 2 is a receptacle 27 for the surplus sugar or thatwhich escapes through'the meshes of the cylindrical]. wall, and 30 anordinary elevatin conveyor which receives the surplus sugar i i'om thespout h, and returns it to the hopper 25.

Supposing the hopper 25 to contain ranuluted an as, the chamber 20 to befilled with steam w ich has escaped from the pipe 21,

the cylinder to be in rotation, and gum drops to be passing through thechamber to the cylinder, the operation 'of the apparatusis as follows:The gum drops'whic 'are of agelatinous nature and practically dry, whencom-' steam m the chamber ing into contact with and upon entering the.ceptacle 27 from which it is'lifted by the conveyor 30 and thrown backinto the hopper 25. The gum drops being too large to .lls, inder. to therewith the surplus sugar are discharged from the nt 72 in a propercondition for immersion in the sugar solution after which the aredrained and allowed to dry.

l "0 claim as our invention,-

'1. In an apparatus to coat gum dro s with granulated sugar, thecombination 0 means to dampen the surface of the drops and inder havingtherein a screw conveyer, a

steam chamber, and means to convey the gum drops through the steamchamber to the cylinder, combined with an elevated filolpper forgranulated sugar and a lpe to iver the sugar from the hopper to t c saidcylinder, substantially as specified.

In an apparatus to coat gum drops with nulated sugar, a reticulatedrotary cyltnder having therein a screw conveyer, a

steam chamber, and meansto convey the gum drops throu h the steamchamber to the reticulated cy inder which separates the coated dropsfrom the surplus sugar, combined with an elevated ho per for granu-fllated sugar, and a pipe to eliver the sugar from the hopper to the saidcylinder, substantially as specified. a

4. In an apparatus to coat gum drops with granulated sugar, areticulated rotary cylmder havin therein a screw conveyor, a steam chemr, and means to convey the gum drops through the steam chamber to thereticulated cylinder which separates the coated drops from the surplussugar, combined with an elevated hopper for granulated sugar-la pipe todeliver the sugar from the hopper to the said cylinder, and a conveyerto return the separated sugar to the hopper, substantially as ified.

- CHAR ES H. WILD.

CHARLES MAHAN. Witnew:

